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Burges Salmon LLP

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Core to Burges Salmon LLP‘s varied offering is its work on the planning and consenting for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs), including carbon capture and storage plants, improvements to a number of motorways, and extensions to offshore windfarms. The team is additionally well regarded for its expertise in nuclear energy planning, and its ability to handle compulsory purchase orders (CPOs). The Bristol-based team is headed up by Gary Soloman, who counts the compensation aspects of regeneration projects among his areas of expertise. Elizabeth Dunn and Julian Boswall are noted for their NSIP expertise. Boswall, in particular, focuses on energy and transport projects, while Alex Minhinick specialises in compulsory purchase claims. John Arthur, Jen Ashwell and Laura Fuller are further key names to note.  Patrick Robinson brings his longstanding planning experience to bear in a full-time consultancy role.

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Key clients

  • Isle of Anglesey County Council
  • Environment Agency
  • Historic England
  • National Trust
  • Department for Transport
  • National Highways (formerly Highways England)
  • YTL Property Holdings
  • Stratford-on-Avon District Council
  • Skanska
  • Torbay Council
  • Progressive Energy Limited
  • North Somerset Council
  • TfL/GLA
  • Bute Energy
  • Equinor
  • Drax
  • RWE Renewables
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • South Hams District Council

Work highlights

  • Acting for the Council in relation to the new bypass to the north of Banwell village, Weston-Super-Mare.
  • Continuing to advise on the development of the Filton airfield site, a significant development to the north of Bristol.
  • Advising Equinor on consenting for the Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon offshore wind farm extensions.

Lawyers

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Patrick Robinson
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A partner in the firm's planning unit. Solicitor advocate in the civil courts specialising in all planning issues including negotiation on planning and other infrastructure agreements and appearing as an advocate at planning inquiries; recent projects have included advising Isle of Anglesey on the Wylfa Newydd nuclear power station application and has appeared as advocate in a number of planning inquiries for energy developments. Lectures regularly on planning and compulsory purchase topics to planning professionals.
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Elizabeth (Liz) Dunn
Burges Salmon LLP
Advises on all aspects of planning law including major infrastructure, highways and compulsory purchase. Particular expertise in energy and infrastructure, and large scale re-development projects. Has led and advised on a number of nationally significant infrastructure projects. Regularly advises on judicial review and statutory challenges and appears as an inquiry advocate.
Gary Soloman
Burges Salmon LLP
Partner and head of Burges Salmon's planning and compulsory purchase team. Recent/current matters: acting for Isle of Anglesey County Council in relation to the proposed new nuclear power station at Wylfa, including promoting a CPO for significant highway improvements. Advising on a number of town and city centre regeneration schemes and acting for the Canal and River Trust and the Environment Agency in promoting CPOs to deliver European funded environmental works along the River Severn. Gary also recently assisted Redrow Homes secure permission for a 7,000 home garden village at Plasdwr, North-West Cardiff.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Gary Soloman

Other key lawyers

Julian Boswall, Elizabeth Dunn, Alex Minhinick, John Arthur, Jen Ashwell, Laura Fuller, Cathryn Tracey, Sarah Sutherland

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